The World Ahead
The World in 2019
Moving beyond nationalism
Three global problems create a need for loyalty to humankind and to planet Earth, says Yuval Noah Harari
The World in 2019
There are no killer robots yet—but regulators must respond to AI in 2019
AI does not need a whole new set of rules. Better to simply adapt and reinforce existing ones
The World in 2019
Nigerian apathy
A closely fought presidential election will fail to convince voters that anything much will change
The World in 2019
Leonardo da Vinci visits 2019
The coming year sees the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. To mark the occasion, “The World in 2019”, our annual edition that looks at the year ahead, publishes a page from a newly discovered volume of Leonardo’s journal, written a few months before his death on May 2nd 1519, that records his visit to the year 2019, as the guest of a mysterious time-traveller
The World in 2019
A global markets preview for 2019
Why it makes sense to bet on stocks in Europe and in emerging markets catching up with America’s
The World in 2019
Britain will leave the EU in 2019, but uncertainties will drag on
A Brexit deal will be reached but there is still be a bumpy road ahead
The World in 2019
The real scandal of voting fraud
Laurene Powell Jobs, founder and president of Emerson Collective, calls for a resurgence of public pressure in defence of voting rights
The World in 2019
Three ways things could go horribly wrong with Brexit in 2019
It might be the year when Britain’s rational reputation is ruined
The World in 2019
Tech has the power to help the underprivileged, says Pony Ma
Pony Ma Huateng, chairman and CEO, Tencent, points to technology’s power to help the underprivileged